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ABDO National Resource Centre secures new gold digital sponsor

5 May 2025 | news, industry news, Birmingham Optical, collaboration, partnership
The ABDO National Resource Centre (NRC) based in Birmingham has secured a new gold digital sponsor in Birmingham Optical. Birmingham Optical is a leading supplier of optical equipment and services, with over 60 years of experience in the industry. The...

Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning elects Dr Gillian Rudduck MCOptom as Chair

14 August 2025 | appointments, optometry, CCEHC
Dr Gillian Rudduck MCOptom, President of The College of Optometrists, has been elected as the new chair of the Clinical Council for Eye Health Commissioning (CCEHC) following a vote by the members of the Council. The CCEHC is an independent...

Orbis and Heidelberg Engineering announce expansion of collaboration during a special visit to the Flying Eye Hospital in Rwanda

23 September 2025 | charity, collaboration, education, Africa, international
The medtech imaging and data solutions company, Heidelberg Engineering, and sightsaving nonprofit, Orbis, have come together on board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital during its latest programme in Kigali, Rwanda, to announce the expansion of their collaboration in making educational...

A new apprenticeship to train specialists in children’s eyecare and vision problems

4 February 2025 | | EYE - Paediatrics
A pioneering apprenticeship has launched that will create new opportunities for people to train as eyecare specialists while helping to tackle growing vision problems in children and adults across England. For the first time, aspiring orthoptists can now train through...

The College of Optometrists launches its manifesto for eyecare in Scotland: building on success

9 March 2026 | optometry, allied professions, services
As Scotland marks 20 years since it became the only UK nation to introduce free NHS-funded eye examinations for people of all ages in 2006, The College of Optometrists is calling on the next Scottish Government to continue leading the...

My Top Five: Social movements changing eyecare awareness

2 April 2025 | | EYE - General
Throughout recent years, the rise of the digital age has allowed for social movements to receive far greater awareness than was ever deemed possible. As a result, significant attention has been drawn towards initiatives focusing on a range of health...

Primary eye health care in low- and middle-income countries

2 February 2024 | | EYE - Cataract, EYE - Refractive, EYE - Paediatrics, EYE - Strabismus
The need for eyecare services in low- and middle-income countries Recent global estimates (2020) suggest that there is more than a three-fold difference in the prevalence of all categories of visual loss (presenting visual acuity <6/12 in the better eye)...

Ophthalmology elective: A reflection from Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

20 October 2025 | | EYE - General
I was fortunate enough to undertake an eight-week ophthalmology elective at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Moshi, Tanzania. It was an unforgettable two months, filled with once-in-a-life-time experiences and also the opportunity to gain invaluable clinical knowledge. KCMC...

The art of ophthalmic simulations

4 December 2023 | | EYE - Imaging
For Dec/Jan 2024, I got in touch with Nicky Webster, a Principal 3D Artist at FundamentalVR (https://fundamentalsurgery.com). Nicky is also a registered medical illustrator, healthcare scientist and medical photographer. With over 18 years of experience working in various disciplines within...

Unlocking the power of simulation: a next generation solution to training ophthalmic professionals

30 November 2020
With experts predicting that global blindness will triple by 2050, and the number of people requiring eyecare already outpacing the number of trained ophthalmologists, eyecare training has never been more vital. Traditional in-person ophthalmic training has been curtailed by the...

WATCH EPISODE 3: Beyond 2020 with the Andean Medical Mission

18 April 2023 | beyond2020, aam, international, video, opthalmology
Choosing the right strategy for cataract surgery in countries with developing eyecare services can be difficult. Should you stay in the cities or work more remotely? How remote can you go and still carry out surgery safely. In this episode, Beyond 2020 examines the options.

Dr Peter Davey joins the SEE Summit

15 September 2023 | SEE Summit, Peter Davey, ABDO, NHS England
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has announced another speaker for the SEE Summit, Dr Peter Davey, Chief Sustainability Officer’s Clinical Fellow 2022–2023, working with NHS England on a variety of projects including net zero eyecare.